United States First Circuit

Under Rhode Island law, an at-will term of employment designated by statute will prevail over the general tenure provision protecting long-term unclassified employees, just as with a contract for a precisely defined term of years.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/31/2001
• Published 01/31/2001

Judges

• COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge., Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN and BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Keven A. McKenna for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephen A. Izzi, with whom William P. Devereaux was on brief, for appellees Rhode Island Lottery Commission, Donald W. Wyatt, Christine H. Callahan, Michael R. Debatt, Domenic A. Disandro, III, Frank A. Montanaro, Edward J. Lawrence and Robert E. Flaherty., Claire Richards, Deputy Executive Counsel, with whom Joseph S. Larisa Jr. was on brief, for appellees Lincoln Almond and Robert L. Carl., John A. Tarantino, with whom Patricia K. Rocha and Joseph Avanzato were on brief, for appellee John B. Harwood., Joseph J. McGair for appellee Paul S. Kelly.